APPLICATION OF GEORGE J. BROWN FOR UNITED STATES PATENT ON FLEXURE GIMBAL

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00487R000400710001-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 32
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 16, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Content Type: MISC

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APPLICATION
OF
GEORGE J. BP4OWN
FOR
UNITED STATES PATENT
FLEXURE GIMBAL
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Assignee
Hycon Mfg. Company
Attorney of Record
Forrest J. Lilly
SPECIFICATION
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Be it known that I, GEORGE J. BROWN
'a citizen of_ the United States of America
l and resident, of_
Pasadena
. in the County-of , Los Angeles
and State of=
California
have invented a new and useful_ FLEXURE GIMBAL
of which the following is a.specification:
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NEXT REVIEW DATE:
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